The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-21
YOUNG FOLKS TRIUMPH.
DELIGHTFUL CLOSING EXER-
CISES OF ST. AARY'S.
A Programme Against Which the
Only Criticism Was Its too
Great Length.

st. Mary's Catholic School held its
commencement exercises at the Thea
ter last night, in the presence Of o
large audience. Ladies, as usual,
were in the msjority-each gent @.
man, II seemed, bringing his entire
family, where he bad one, and those
who had none apparently brought
that belonging to some one else. This
conspicuous difference IL the compo.
sition CT the audience only added to
its tattrac,ivenese, but detracted from
the tendency to boisterously exhibit
p!easursble enthusiasm.
The programme consisted OF twenty
nine numbers, and prolonged the en-
ttrtainment to u o'clock. This
could hardly be avoided and yet give
the deserving ones chance to dis.
play their improvement and progress
during the season just closed. The
school has had in constant attendance
about 1856 pupils, boys and girls, rang
ing in years from six to seventeen.
Taken as sample OF what the faith.
full Sisters in charge have been doing
toward inCulcSting knowledge, the
study hours have been earnestly and
wisely spent. There were few solo
parts, and this also made the exercises
entertaining and TO q certain extent
novel in the way Of school commence
ments. The pupils participating were
all well drilled, and manifested not
the slighteEt nervousness before the
footlights and sea of faces. The most
enjoyable features, If only slight dis
elimination may be indulged, were
the "Vogel Cantste," concerted
musical composition with German
words, rendered by former pupils Of
the school, Misses L. and
NJ. lens, Philo Ebeler, Emily
Ebeler, and L'sla Getz. 1t was
peculiarly complicated, with nothing
save doubtful harmony and
knowledge OF the art to guide them.
These publications carried the young
ladies safely through, and aided by
st,ikirRy swoe', musical and well
trained voices III number was highly
delightful, as va, / lily attestea by en-
tho iastic applau,. MARY st. Clair"
en- op eretts, by NJ sses A. Thoms, D.
Aney, R Windls', L, Bergman, M.
Dreve, M. Sharpe, A JOHNSON, L
Altman, s. FitEsi NM rs, VI. K'enke
and chorus Of sch Ire. The title misses
exhibited suIpr 81 z accuracy Of
tone, time and pessirg timber for
oaes so young They W, re also hand.
somely rewel' ed with applause and
flowers. "B bee j. tie Wood" an
ether opereit By Misses M. Walker,
L. Sens, E Moagher, N. Brien, A.
Burns, A. L>chmeyer, A. Llrkin, l.
Adams and chorus OF fairies, gypses,
ladies and gents In waiting. A singu.
lar feature was the fact that not one
OF the voca)ists appeared at all out OF
place.
Aside from the fact that the exsr-
cises were entirely too lengthy, there
lie nothing to be said save in the high
est praise. Over 100 prizes were dis
tributed to the most deserving cnes by
Father Francis. To arrive at this de-
termination was by no means easy in
the face of such an array OF meritori.
GUS material. The peculiar, pleasant
and correct methods employed by the
Sisters did much to develop this state
OF affairs aud also to establish St.
Mary's School as one of the most cue.
oessful and prosperous instii utions OF
learning in this section.